I've got to say -- it does look weird. ?On the other hand, I know I tend to get too forward, so maybe trying something like this would help. ?
I do know that I got into this position a couple of times this weekend on the Bar-H ride -- there were some "Man from Snowy River" downhills -- I gulped, sat waaay back, and gave Caisson a loose rein. ?He went down them really nicely, with his butt tucked under, and his head down. ?When he started to get up a head of steam, I just popped the reins a little, but left them loose, and he steadied back down. ?I was really proud of him, since the rest of the ride he pulled like a train. ?But then, I wasn't riding with that kind of seat, either.
Don't know how well that kind of seat would do at a trot, though. ?The guy in the picture is at a canter.
On Feb 4, 2008, at 5:50 AM, Janice Taylor wrote:
I've seen Linda Parelli teach this seat to her students to slow down a race brained horse.? And, it seems to relax the horse.? The first time I saw it it really looked weird.
